The 2021–22 LSU Tigers basketball team represented

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during the

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. The team's head coach was

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, in his fifth (and final) season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in

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, as a member of the

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. They finished the season 22–12, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated

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in the Second Round, before losing in the quarterfinals to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region, where they were upset in the First Round by

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. Following the team's loss in the SEC Tournament, the school fired head coach Will Wade after receiving notification of significant NCAA violations by Wade. Assistant coach Kevin Nickelberry coached the team in their NCAA Tournament game. On March 21, 2022, the school named

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head coach Matt McMahon the team's new head coach.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, the

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finished the season 19–10, 11–6 in SEC play to finish in third place. They defeated

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and

in the SEC tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East Region where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

2022 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

References

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